dsteingass Posted May 3, 2012 Report Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Inspired by the Games Workshop Imperial Guard Sentinel, I wanted to build something a mad Tycoon might have built in an alternative post-Civil war history. The 19th century equivalent of private armies of today, like Blackwater Security (or whatever they are now) ..It all started when I bought a couple of small bags of watch parts from ebay I still need to add highlights and give it all a general paint cleanup and weathering down yet. Edited May 3, 2012 by dsteingass
MikeMoore Posted May 11, 2012 Report Posted May 11, 2012 Actually, I do. I think it looks great. And great scratch work there. Nice job! Mike
Rusty White Posted May 12, 2012 Report Posted May 12, 2012 Yes, I know what steampunk is. Where did you get the figure? What scale is this?
Mark Deliduka Posted May 12, 2012 Report Posted May 12, 2012 Yeah, I get it too. I love Steampunk. This is awesome! Very well done and extremely inventive! I do think it looks a bit front-heavy, like it's ready to fall forward. That's the beauty of Steampunk really, anything you can imagine would work. I love the figure too! He looks very "Phineas Fogg" Can't wait to see more!
dsteingass Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) Thanks guys! I wasn't sure. The figure torso, arms and head are all from the Warhammer Empire Militia box/sprue, and the legs are from an old 40k Sentinel Pilot. The scale is Heroic or 28mm (roughly 1:64)- I know what you mean about forward-heavy, but most birds in nature have that same look. I was hoping it would look as if it walked like a chicken, but I suppose the old Haloween cotume rule applies eh? "if it needs explanation, it isn't a very good costume"- Oh well, such is the trouble with just scratchbuilding on the fly I suppose ;) Edited May 13, 2012 by dsteingass
ClareWentzel Posted May 13, 2012 Report Posted May 13, 2012 I don't know what steampunk is but the model is awesome. Great detail in the scratchbuilding.
dsteingass Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Posted May 13, 2012 Basically imagine Sci-fi if the internal combustion engine and the integrated circuit were never invented. H.G. Wells, wild west, and Victorian settings.
ClareWentzel Posted May 14, 2012 Report Posted May 14, 2012 Kind of like the "Wild, Wild West" movie. Or the TV show before it?
dsteingass Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Posted May 15, 2012 Absolutely!- but that is the American version- the movement has soo many facets, some using the British Empire in space even ;) It really gives a modeller a new freedom. I'd highly recommend a couple of books that I picked up on the subject: "The Steampunk Bible" by Jeff Vandermeer http://steampunkbible.com/ "Steampunk, the Art of Victorian Futurism" http://www.amazon.com/Steampunk-The-Art-Victorian-Futurism/dp/1907621032 And of course, I bought this one based on the review in the IPMS-USA Journal, "The Steampunk Modeller" http://web.ipmsusa3.org/content/steampunk-modeller I've also pre-ordered the second Volume to be released shortly and bought a subscription to Sci-Fi and Fantasy Modeller (who makes both volumes) -yeah..its that good IMHO ;)
Guest PetrolGator Posted August 17, 2012 Report Posted August 17, 2012 Utterly spectacular. I love Steampunk!
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